Window-glass fastener.



T. H; KANE.

WINDOW GLASS FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 3, 1909.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

UNrrED s'rATEs PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HENRY KANE, 0F YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, kASSIG-NOR,TOl TRUSSED CONCRETE STEEL COMPANY, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

WINDOW-GLASS FAsTENEn.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application tiled December` 3, 1909. Seria-1 No. 531,147.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs H. KANE, a citizen of the -United States, and a residentof Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Window-Glass Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement relates to means for securing panes'of glass in metal sashes, andv the object of this invent-ion is to provide a device which can be quickly and easily placed in position, which can be vcheaply made, and which shall have. ample strength to secu-rely hold the glass in position.

vIn the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a cross section of a portion of window sashy showing twov forms of this improved fastener holding double -panes in position.-

Fig. 2 is a cross section of a mullion and panes of glass held in position by fasteners and put-ty. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective Views of these different forms of fasteners.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout' the several views.

The window sash shown in the drawing is of the type set forth in the patent to Kahn and Kane, No. 933,908, dated Sept, 14,

1909, but the use of theser fasteners is not limited to this type of sash. It may be used advantageously with any sashv having. a flange or shoulder to furnish a support for the outer edges of the fasteners.

In the drawings, the small I beam 1 has its flanges 2 rolled down to support the flanged bars 3. As shown in the drawings, these flanges l2 project slightly beyond the sides of the flanged bars, forming shoulders against which the edges of the fasteners may rest. The panes 5.of glass are laid against the flanges 6, (Fig. 2) and the small lip 7 ofthe fasteners are introduced back of 4the edges of the panes, and the edge of the wide flange 8 sprung into the groove under the flange 2 of the beam 1. As lthe fasteners are preferably of resilient metal such as brass or steel, the U shaped portion 9 of the fastener will act as a spring to hold the pane against the flange 6. These fasteners may be of any desired length as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. When the desired number of fasteners are in position, putt-y 10 may be applied as lshown in Fig. 2, but this is not necessary when the panes are on the inner side of the flanges 6.

' In Fig. a doubleepane construction is Patented Aug. 15,1911'. A

shown. The panes 5-are held in position, in

the manner just described', by short fasteners.vv The secondpanes 12 are placed against the U shaped portions 9 of the first fasteners and are in turn secured in position by the fasteners shown in Fig. 3. which are similar to those `before described in all particulars excepting that the outer flange 13 is narrower than the flange 8 of the fastener holding the pane 5 in position. As shown in the left hand sideof Fig. 1, these fasteners for the panes 5 and 12 may alternate and their projecting portions be embedded in putty. If desired, longer fastening strips may be employed when the flanges 2 of the beams 1 project sufficiently far to engage both the flange 8 and the flange 13, as shown at the right side of the beam y1 in Fig. 1. The resilience of the curved portions of the fasteners `will hold the panes from rattling even when no putty is employed. The thickness of the sheetmetal from which these fasteners are formed may vary 'with the work to be done.

The lips 7 of the fasteners are preferably in a different plane from the flanges 8, so that these lips will firmly engage the edge of a pane which is of less width than the distancebetweenV opposite bars 3, as shown in the drawings. Owing to the resilience of the metal, these lips can be bent back until they cont-act with the bars 3, thus accommodating different widths o-f glass. The U shaped portions of the fasteners will bend to conform to the different conditions.

While the drawings show how the fasteners may be used with cross-bars of windowsashes, it is evident that they will serve qually well in connection with side and end ars.

Having` now explained my construction, what I claim as my invent-ion and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a window-sash having flanges and ridges parallel to the same, a pane of glass, and a set of fasteners comprising flat flanges lying against the sash and engaging the ridges, lips engaging the edges of the pane and U shaped portions l 2. The combination of a window-sash having anges t0 support the zglass' and ridges parallel thereto, and fasteners having portions t0 lie flat against the edgesjand faces 0f the glass and fianges t0 loev fiat.

against the sash, the edges of the flanges en'- gaging the ridges on thc sash.

3. The combination of a Window- Sash having flanges and ridges parallel to the saine,- a pane of glass, a set of fasteners coinprising fianges engaging the ridges on the sash, lips engaging the edges of the pane of glassand U shaped portions connect-ing the lips and flanges and engaging-.one face of the pane to hold the other face Vof thefpane against the flanges on thel sash, a second pane of glass, and asecond set of fasteners siinilarl t0 the first and also engaging the fianges 0n the sash and the second pane of flanges to support the panes and with pro- 2 jections spaced a distance from the panes7 and resilient fastening devices having flat portions lying against the sides of the sash and vvith the edges of said flat portion 'enportions engagmg the sides of the panes.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this' 'specification in the presence of two subscribj ing Witnesses.

THOMAS HENRY KANE. Witnesses: l 'A B. EARLBOWLUS,

WILLIAM PIE/z.

shaped 20 gaging said projections, and having bent 30 

